The Music in Oil Country marching band festival will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, September 9, at the Oil City High School athletic complex. The gates will open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

This year’s festival will feature 12 high school bands spanning seven counties. The festival will showcase the hours of practice the students have put into each of their shows.

High school bands scheduled to perform include the Oil City Oiler Marching Band, Franklin Black Knight Marching Band, Titusville Rocket Marching Band, Keystone Panther Marching Band, Lakeview Sailor Marching Band, Cambridge Springs Marching Blue Devils, Warren Dragon Marching Band, Conneaut Area Eagle Marching Band, Fort LeBoeuf Stampede of Sound, Brockway Rover Marching Band, West Middlesex Big Red Marching Band and Sharpsville Blue Devils Marching Band.

As in past years, the festival will again offer concessions, raffles, a bake sale, candy grams and air grams.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Oiler Marching Band’s uniform drive. The band will be purchasing new uniforms in the near future.

In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Oil City High School gymnasium.

Anyone with questions may contact Daniel Cartwright, Oil City Band Director, at dcartwright@mail.ocasd.org.